The flowers that produce the coveted spice saffron are edible - but you must know the basics of plant identification to discern them from other species first.

Cultivating saffron, the world's most expensive spice, is surprisingly feasible at home, even in small spaces. Starting with ...

Learn how to cultivate saffron at home and discover three easy, delicious ways to include this golden spice in daily meals.

The cheerful color of saffron crocus graces the garden from September to November. What's more, you can harvest your own saffron -- the world's costliest spice -- from the flowers.

Make sure you’re buying Crocus sativus, as other kinds of fall-flowering crocus don’t have the red stigmas that are so valuable and delicious in paella and other seafood dishes.

Saffron crocus grows in USDA zones 6-9. Plant bulbs flat side down 4 inches apart and 4 inches deep in well-drained soil in full sun. Cormels can be divided to produce more plants.

Saffron comes from the three stigmas of the crocus sativus flower. These stigmas are delicately removed from the flower and set out to dry. Although the stigmas are red in color, once ground and ...

Saffron is dried threads of the Crocus sativus flower that is known as the saffron crocus. Although saffron is mainly known as a seasoning and coloring agent in foods, its health benefits has also ...

It is often said that saffron is worth its weight in gold because it is so difficult and labor-intensive to cultivate and harvest. For several weeks every fall, the crocus sativus flower blooms ...

There's treasure buried in the deep soil of Sequim - crocus sativus bulbs. They grow the flower that makes the most expensive spice in the world - saffron.